Sucking, pulling, and nibbling aren’t just for foreplay anymore, ladies. In fact, it’ll be hard to do those things with your hubby/baby daddy again without a vague thought f your precious little one, especially in the early days of breastfeeding.

Once you get past the breastfeeding days, if that’s the route you decide to take, teething begins. The days almost bleed into each other, really. From the Boob to the Finger: The Early Days of Feeding Baby should be a book for new moms.

My little guy has been an aggressive eater from day one. He went after my boobs voraciously; he started holding his bottle on his own practically from the moment we first gave it to him, and now that his gums are prepping for his baby teeth, he will gnaw on anything from my index finger to my chin. And nothing beats mama’s appendages, no matter what teething toys we try! And with the chewing comes the drool, but that’s a completely different post.

Every time I sit with my finger in his mouth, I can’t help but think about my brothers’ dog and how he used to maul his dinosaur squeak toy. We had to replace it on three different occasions because he would go at it until it was ripped to shreds, and the squeaker ended up on the other side of the room.

Motherhood now has me empathizing with a chew toy. This wasn’t covered in all the books and blogs I read in preparation for my baby’s arrival. Well, I’m here to tell you that feeling like a chew toy is 100% normal.